Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov
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Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov[lower-alpha 1] also transcribed at Etigelov or Itigelov (13 May 1852 – 15 June 1927) was a Buryat Buddhist lama and the 12th Pandito Khambo Lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.[2][3]
Quick Facts 12th Pandito Khambo Lama, Preceded by ...
Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov | |
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Этигэлэй Дашадоржо | |
12th Pandito Khambo Lama | |
In office 1911–1917 | |
Preceded by | Choinzon Dorjo Iroltyn [ru] |
Succeeded by | Tsybikzhap-Namzhil Laydanov [ru] |
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Born | (1852-05-13)13 May 1852 |
Died | 15 June 1927(1927-06-15) (aged 75) |
Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
School | Gelug |
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Temple | Yangazhin Datsan |
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After Itigilov's death in 1927, his body was exhumed and reburied in 1955 and again in 1972, showing an intact body.[4] In 2002, the body was exhumed for a final time, receiving scientific and media attention for its well preserved state.[5] Itigilov’s body is currently kept in a glass case in a temple at the Ivolginsky datsan in Buryatia, 23 km from Ulan-Ude, where it has become a place of pilgrimage.